Morumo Surname

1,839,022nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 101 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Morumo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Morumo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea851:95,92612,852
Lesotho141:145,18312,726
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613

Morumo (42) may also be a first name.

Morumo Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Morumo Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Morumo is most common in Papua New Guinea. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Morumo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Morumo? popularity and diffusion

Morumo is the 1,839,022nd most numerous surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 72,153,920 people. The surname Morumo is primarily found in Oceania, where 84 percent of Morumo live; 84 percent live in Oceania Islands and 84 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Morumo is also the 1,566,439th most frequently occurring forename in the world. It is borne by 42 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 85 people, or 1 in 95,926. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Highlands, where 87 percent reside and Madang, where 13 percent reside. Outside of Papua New Guinea this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Lesotho, where 14 percent reside and South Africa, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Marumo8321,979/
Moruma83190/
Moromo8373/
Morimo8354/
Murumo833/
Merumo832/
Morusma77847/
Moromou773/
Mourimo771/
'Marumo771/
Morouma771/
Moroemo771/
Mourouma7120/
Maruma675,683/
Muruma67309/
Morima67280/
Moroma67257/
Meruma6754/
Morimã671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Morumo
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